Our Housing Vision - To End Homelessness
Our mission is to end chronic homelessness. One of the most critical ways in which we achieve this mission is to provide housing and...
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- Dec 29, 2022
- 4 min
Who Are We?
What does Boyle Street do? What is our purpose? The brief answer to these questions is contained in our mission statement: to end chronic...
- Nov 23, 2022
- 2 min
The Gift
Growing up I didn’t know my grandmother well. She lived in the city (Winnipeg) and I lived 8 hours north in the tiny town of Thompson. It...
- Oct 27, 2022
- 3 min
Month of Thanks: Andy Holt, A-Squared Communications
Month of Thanks
- Oct 6, 2022
- 3 min
Team Member Highlight: Diana Morgan
Diana Morgan, a Youth Worker in our Group Living program, knew she wanted to start her career at Boyle Street Community Services well...
- Aug 25, 2022
- 3 min
Managing Alcohol with Non-Judgmental Support
Boyle Street’s Managed Alcohol Program (MAP) began with a straightforward goal: enable participants to reduce and eliminate their...
- Aug 4, 2022
- 3 min
Team Member Highlight: Lina Meadows
When Lina Meadows began working at Boyle Street Community Services 6 years ago, she never imagined the diversity of experience she would...
- Jun 30, 2022
- 2 min
What Does Success Look Like?
Success can look different for different people, but our wrap-around services can help break cycles of poverty and homelessness
- May 27, 2022
- 2 min
Team Member Highlight: Bindu Lamichhane
For Bindu Lamichhane, 7-year Boyle Street employee and Sr. Manager of Payroll and Accounts Payable, employment at Boyle Street marks a...
- Apr 28, 2022
- 2 min
Priestner Family Make $1,000,000 Gift to Our Capital Campaign
Transformational leadership gift brings us substantially closer to our goal of raising $28.5 million. Left to right: Deputy Executive...
- Mar 24, 2022
- 1 min
An Exclusive Look at our Newest Group Living Home
"A house is four walls and a roof, but a home is a place to grow and realize your own potential.” We are excited to share an exclusive...
- Feb 24, 2022
- 3 min
Team Member Highlight: Shanell Twan
This April, Shanell Twan Core Team Supervisor at Streetworks, will celebrate her 10th anniversary of employment at Boyle Street Community...
- Jan 20, 2022
- 4 min
Unlocking Our Youth's Potential
The age-old saying “youth are our future,” still stands as true today as it ever has. Unfortunately, that future isn’t always paved...
- Dec 9, 2021
- 4 min
Leveraging Your Skills and Community
Our hearts are sometimes bigger than the means we have to support our vulnerable neighbours. We know we want to support Edmontonians that...
- Nov 19, 2021
- 3 min
When Food is More than a Meal
At Boyle Street, it is an honour to be able to walk alongside our clients. Generous donors who give one-time donations, or even donate...
- Oct 29, 2021
- 4 min
Month of Thanks: ATB Financial
Boyle Street Community Services is taking the month of October as a Month of Thanks. We’ll be highlighting partners whose advocacy and...
- Oct 22, 2021
- 3 min
Month of Thanks: The Power of Art
Boyle Street Community Services is taking the month of October as a Month of Thanks. We’ll be highlighting partners whose advocacy and...
- Oct 15, 2021
- 4 min
A Month of Thanks: On Side Restoration
Boyle Street Community Services is taking the month of October as a Month of Thanks. We’ll be highlighting partners whose advocacy and...
- Oct 8, 2021
- 3 min
A Month of Thanks: Trixstar Productions LTD.
Boyle Street Community Services is taking the month of October as a Month of Thanks. We’ll be highlighting partners whose advocacy and...
- Jul 9, 2021
- 2 min
A birthday donation from the heart to the stomach: Original Joe’s customer donates over 65 meals to
Diane raised enough money to donate 65 meals to Boyle Street, and Original Joe’s generously agreed to cook and deliver the meals.
- Jun 29, 2021
- 4 min
How to be a good ally to transgender and 2SLGBTQ+ youth in care: A conversation with Christine
“Our kids fall through the cracks because of their identities and life stories.” -Christine Henschel.
- May 31, 2021
- 2 min
Honouring the 215 Children of Kamloops Residential School
"News of the discovery prompted grief, anger and calls to action across the country. In Vancouver, hundreds of shoes were placed on the...
- May 30, 2021
- 2 min
Meal Sponsor Highlight: Edmonton Catholic Teachers Local 54
Boyle Street’s meal sponsorship program brings staff, clients and the public together to develop a healthy, nourished and connected communit
- May 15, 2021
- 2 min
Meal Sponsor Highlight: BigSteelBox
Making an immediate impact in our community Sponsoring a meal at Boyle Street is a wonderful way to make an immediate impact on the lives...
- Apr 14, 2021
- 3 min
From Shabby to Shelved: The story of our donation room renovation
Most staff at the Boyle Street Community Centre are familiar with our donation room. Located next to the Drop-In, where our community
- Mar 20, 2021
- 2 min
Meal Sponsor Highlight: Edmonton Emergency Physicians Association
Helping our community through a challenging time Sponsoring a meal is a fantastic way to feed Edmonton's most vulnerable populations and...
- Feb 13, 2021
- 2 min
Meal Sponsor Highlight: Five Star Homes
Meal sponsorships have been a part of Boyle Street’s holiday tradition since our inception in 1971. Our Community Kitchen brings the...
- Feb 6, 2021
- 2 min
Meal Sponsor Highlight: Skyline QS Consultants Ltd
Giving a gift of comfort through a holiday meal When Boyle Street put out a call for holiday meal sponsors, Skyline QS Consultants Ltd....
- Feb 2, 2021
- 6 min
Remembering Mary Burlie: The Black Angel of Boyle Street
Mary Burlie was born in Arkadelphia, Arkansas in 1935 to a family of thirteen. Growing up in a Black share-cropping family in the deep south
- Nov 6, 2020
- 3 min
Homeless Amid COVID Video Series
Edmonton’s Collaborative Response In March 2020, when Alberta issued a state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses...
- Oct 22, 2020
- 3 min
Reflecting on This Year’s Community Garden: Growth in Body, Mind, and Spirit
What started as an empty lot beside the Boyle Street’s Community Centre is now a colourful community garden that feeds the bodies, minds,...
- Oct 8, 2020
- 5 min
Poverty, Homelessness and COVID-19: Boyle Street Community Services' Response to the Global Pandemic
The C5 Hub Offering Light Through the Darkness of COVID-19 Boyle Street Community Services works in a ground-breaking partnership with...
- Oct 1, 2020
- 3 min
Poverty, Homelessness and COVID-19: Boyle Street Community Services' Response to the Global Pandemic
Mental Health and Recreational Services Helping to Uplift Clients During Unprecedented Times COVID-19 has a negative effect on everyone's...
- Sep 24, 2020
- 6 min
Poverty, Homelessness and COVID-19: Boyle Street Community Services' Response to the Global Pandemic
Policies and Procedures Keeping Staff and Clients Safe At Boyle Street Community Services, we have been working hard to mitigate the...
- Sep 17, 2020
- 5 min
Poverty, Homelessness and COVID-19: Boyle Street Community Services' Response to the Global Pandemic
Health and Safety Precautions Ever since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic on March 11, 2020, Boyle...
- Sep 10, 2020
- 3 min
Poverty, Homelessness and COVID-19: Boyle Street Community Services' Response to the Global Pandemic
Community Centre Precautions The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all facets of life for people across the world. This is especially true...
- Jun 9, 2020
- 3 min
The importance of Housing First during a global pandemic
Health guidelines are very easy to follow when you have a safe home to spend time in. When you are without a home, it’s nearly impossible.
- Jun 2, 2020
- 1 min
Standing in solidarity with #BlackLivesMatter
Due to the events that have transpired over the past week, Boyle Street Community Services acknowledges that systemic racism and violence...
- May 21, 2020
- 3 min
Outreach in the time of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic and its many challenges have affected us all. The Street Outreach team at Boyle Street is navigating them well.
- Apr 2, 2020
- 3 min
A Message from Board Chair Greg Bott
Greg Bott, Board Chair of Boyle Street Community Services, delivers a message to our staff and partners during the COVID-19 health crisis.
- Mar 31, 2020
- 3 min
Edmonton Expo Intake Process
The Edmonton Expo Centre is open as a drop-in centre for our clients. Here's our intake process.
- Mar 17, 2020
- 2 min
Our response to COVID-19
At Boyle Street Community Services, the health and safety of our clients & staff are at the forefront of our decision making during COVID-19
- Mar 1, 2020
- 3 min
Fed Is Best: A Trauma-Informed Approach to Breastfeeding
A mother has just delivered a beautiful healthy baby in hospital. As she holds her newborn baby close to her chest, she feels an...
- Oct 11, 2019
- 1 min
World Mental Health Day 2019
October 10th marks World Mental Health Day. The importance of this day is to raise awareness about mental health issues and be a reminder...
- Sep 18, 2019
- 1 min
Summer Block Party 2019
Our Block Party was a huge success! Thank you so much to Darren at Arcadia for organizing another incredible day full of activities for...
- Mar 6, 2019
- 1 min
Youth Unit at the Community Centre: Video
Boyle Street Community Services Youth Unit Drop-In offers programs and services to individuals between the ages of 16 to 26 years old....